Washington Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin is trending toward missing Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts in London after a hamstring issue landed him on the injury report late Friday.
McLaurin was listed as questionable, but Commanders beat reporter Ben Standig reported Saturday that he is now not expected to play in Week 4.
That leaves Washington waiting to see how its passing game will look with Marcus Mariota again under center. Mariota made his first start of 2026 in the Week 3 win over Seattle, a game in which McLaurin turned in his best outing of the season. He has played 77.6 percent of Washington’s offensive snaps this year, and the Commanders would have been looking to him for a sizable workload if he were able to go.
Through three games, McLaurin has 10 catches for 141 yards and a touchdown. Six of those receptions came in Week 3, and he has been targeted nine times in each of the last two games.
If McLaurin sits, the spotlight shifts to Stefon Diggs, who has already been a major part of the offense. Diggs has caught 13 of his 22 targets in three games for 135 yards and three touchdowns, averaging more than seven targets per contest. He scored in each of the first two weeks before being held out of the end zone against Seattle, though Mariota still looked his way seven times.
Diggs also played 59.4 percent of Washington’s offensive snaps in Week 3, his second-highest total of the season, and he has been a clear red-zone favorite. He has been targeted three times inside the 20-yard line this season and converted two of those chances into touchdowns.
The matchup also helps the Commanders’ passing outlook. Indianapolis ranks 28th in the NFL in EPA/Pass this season, and Mariota threw multiple touchdowns against the Seahawks last week. With McLaurin uncertain and Diggs already showing up as a trusted option, the veteran wideout stands out as a player worth a look at +240.
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